London, Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1978. 8vo, 346p., hardcover, 1st edition. Near fine hardback covers in a near fine pictorial dust jacket. Internally fine. Some text block edge foxing. Inscription " Just as well be prepared"
Ethnographic accounts of magical beliefs and behavior. Containing ten essays by anthropologists on the beliefs and practices associated with witches and sorcerers in Eastern Africa, the chapters in this book are all based on field research and new information which is studied within its wider social context. Contents:1. John Beattie, Sorcery in Bunyoro 2. T.O. Beidelman, Witchcraft in Ukaguru 3. Jean Buxton, Mandari Witchcraft 4. Mary Douglas, Techniques of Sorcery Control in Central Africa 5. Robert F. Gray, Some Structural Aspects of Mbugwe Witchcraft 6. G.W.B. Huntingford, Nandi Witchcraft 7. Jean La Fontaine, Witchcraft in Bugisu 8. Robert A. LeVine Witchcraft and Sorcery in a Gusii community 9. John Middleton Witchcraft and Sorcery in Lugbara 10. E.H. Winter The Enemy Within: Amba Witchcraft .
- Jacket Condition: Near Fine
- Binding Condition: Near Fine
- Overall Condition: Near fine
- Size: 8 Vo
- Sold By: White Eagle Books
- Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
- Country: United Kingdom
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 020 8997 9894
- Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal
- Trade Associations: PBFA IOBA
Similar lots in the current auction View all
Click on an item to view more details and to bid.
